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Shaquille, Shaquill, or Shaquil is a given name, with Shaq being a common nickname. It is derived from the Arabic name Shakil.
Notable people with the name include:
Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal, known commonly as "Shaq", is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. O'Neal is regarded as one of the greatest basketball players and centers of all time. He was a 7-foot-1-inch (2.16 m) and 325-pound (147 kg) center who played for six teams over his 19-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and is a four-time NBA champion.
Tyson is both a surname and a masculine given name.
Shaquille O'Neal is an American sports analyst, rapper, and former professional basketball player.
Nick is a masculine given name. It is also often encountered as a short form (hypocorism) of the given names Nicholas, Nicola, Nicolas, Nikola, Nicolai or Nicodemus. It may refer to:
Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, Christine, and Christos. Chris is also used as a name in its own right, however it is not as common.
Griffin is a surname of Irish, English and Welsh origin. Griffin was the 75th most common surname on the island of Ireland in 1891. It was estimated in 2000 that Griffin is the 114th most common surname in the U.S., with a population in the order of two hundred thousand.
Nico is a unisex given name. It is a short form of Nicholas, Nicolas, Nicola, Nicole and others. In Italian it may also be short for Domenico and for Nicodemo. Notable people with the name include:
Jordan is used as a given name as well as surname for people, with its origins in the name of the Jordan River between Jordan and Israel, which also gave its name to the country, Jordan. There are also other rivers named after the original river.
Josh is a masculine given name, frequently a diminutive (hypocorism) of the given name Joshua, though since the 1970s, it has increasingly become a full name on its own. It may refer to:
Dylan is a given name, meaning "son of the sea", "son of the wave", or "born from the ocean". Dylan ail Don was a character in Welsh mythology, but the popularity of Dylan as a given name in modern times arises from its use by poet Dylan Thomas. In Wales, it was the most popular Welsh name given to baby boys in 2010.
Taylor is a given name mainly in use in English-speaking countries, including England and Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The name Taylor has been well used for characters on American and now some Australian soap operas. Variants include Tayla and Taylah; both these variants are feminine.
Kevin is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name Caoimhín, composed of Irish caomh "dear; noble" and -gin "birth".
Alex is a given name. It can refer to a shortened version of Alexander, Alexandra, Alexis.
Connor is an Irish male given name, anglicised from the compound Irish word "Conchobhar", meaning "Lover of wolves” or “Lover of hounds”. Its popularity likely derived from the name of Conchobar mac Nessa, a semi-legendary king of Ulster in Dál Riata described in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Variant forms of Connor appear across Ireland, the UK and North America and include Conor, Conner and sometimes even Konnor.
Shaquil Akeem "Shaq" Barrett is an American football outside linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Nebraska-Omaha before transferring to Colorado State University, and was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2014. After five seasons with the Broncos, including winning Super Bowl 50, Barrett signed with the Buccaneers. His level of play increased, making the Pro Bowl and All-Pro teams in 2019 after leading the league in sacks, and in 2021 won Super Bowl LV.
Lucas is a Latin masculine given name, from which the English name Luke comes.
Shaquille O'Neal, is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst.
Shaquill "Shaq" Griffin is an American football cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He is the twin brother of linebacker Shaquem Griffin, and both brothers played college football for the University of Central Florida Knights. Griffin was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
Shaquem Alphonso Griffin is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He is the twin brother of Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Shaquill Griffin, and both brothers played college football for the University of Central Florida Knights. When Griffin was 4 years old, he had his left hand amputated; Griffin later received extensive media coverage as a prospective 2018 NFL Draft pick. He was selected as a fifth round pick by the Seahawks on April 28, 2018, reuniting him with Shaquill.
Tre is a given name. Notable people with the name include: